Color Pics of Imperial Russia

[n2doc]

I like this one:

Hemp Field, 1910

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http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/11/20/rare-color-photos-of-the-_n_785798.html

[hobbit709]

1. Interesting.

and judging from those buds, they weren't just growing rope.

[formercia]

9. Could have been an Oil Seed crop

In Colonial times, the seeds were pressed for the oil, which was used for lamps and food. It's a high quality oil and one of the best from a health standpoint.

That's how Hempstead NY arrived at its name.

[myrna minx]

2. These photos are amazing. Thanks for posting. K&R n.t

[madokie]

3. If that was some good bud

just a stroll though that field would be all that was needed.

[Iwillnevergiveup]

4. Very, very nice....poignant

thanks for posting.

[dixiegrrrrl]

7. Got drool on my screen now.

[Bluenorthwest]

5. A story...not long after the fall of the Soviet Union a friend of mine

went to one of the newly open Eastern European nations to work on a film. On a day off, some local students took him on a walk in the woods. He said there was this smell, and they followed it. Found a field like this one. The local students did not know that it was in fact, marijuana. They took a bunch back to the set and dried it, smoked it, and there you go. A huge field, he said, stinky, seedy, and a sight or sore eyes....

[goforit]

6. Pretty cool! thanks.

[fishwax]

8. these seem to make the rounds of the boards I frequent every now and then

Beautiful stuff. I k/r 'em every time. :)

:kick:

[GoCubsGo]

10. Thank you for posting that.

It's amazing how a little color can change one's perspective of a time period.

Am I the only one who gets annoyed by HuffPoo's "Rank this photo" for every damn photo slide show?